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You’re never too old for the magic of Christmas
“Ulysses” by Alfred Lord Tennyson “Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will to strive, to…
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Ready for the journey that 2022 will bring
Welcome 2022! At least, I hope we will want to welcome the New Year. It has been a…
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Fire officials give tips on how to spark off the new year safely
With 2022 a few, short days away, many are ready to celebrate the end of a year that…
Events
Where to celebrate the New Year in Oxford
If you’re ready to end 2021 with a bang, or at least some good food and good wine,…
Business
Despite supply issues and omicron, holiday sales rise 8.5%
Holiday sales rose at the fastest pace in 17 years, even as shoppers grappled with higher prices, product…
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12th Annual Oxford Fiber Festival to return in-person and online
The Oxford Fiber Festival will be returning from January 21-23, 2022 to the Powerhouse Community Arts Center. As…
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Eighteen recruits graduate from county sheriff’s training academy
Eighteen recruits graduated on Thursday, December 16, from the Lafayette County Law Enforcement Officers’ Training Academy. The commencement…
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Mississippi reports jump in COVID cases over 5 days
The Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting more than 7,000 new COVID-19 cases over a five-day period.…
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Holiday Clean-Up: Know your garbage pickup schedule
The most wonderful time of the year has just passed us and you’re now left with bags and…
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Senators look to stop sex assault in US Merchant Marine
A bipartisan group of senators from Maine, Mississippi and New York wants to strengthen prevention of sexual assault…
Columnists
Don’t let Christmas become a runaway train
It’s Christmas morning! Wow! So, the kids have rousted you out of bed and they are bubbling with…
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Duck hunters may need some space
We are not picking sides in this fight between duck hunters over how to co-exist peacefully at McIntyre…
Lafayette County
Sardis Lake Project ‘close as ever’
by Jeremy Weldon Panola Partnership CEO Joe Azar this week said the almost-mythical Sardis Lake Project is “closer…
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Battalion Chief Allen Brown awarded Firefighter of the Year
The Oxford Fire Department honored Battalion Chief Allen Brown as 2021 Firefighter of the Year. “It was really…
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Looking for the next Miss Hospitality in the LOU
Miss Hospitality is looking for its next Miss Hospitality and Little Miss Hospitality in the LOU community. Competition…
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Surge in Omicron cases puts damper on holiday festivities
Just when the Delta variant had eased up on the nation, the Omicron variant reared its head right…
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Community Church invites the LOU for Christmas Eve candlelights, caroling
Community Church Oxford invites everyone in the LOU community to join them for an evening of candlelights and…
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Aldermen discuss expanding AirMedCare services to all citizens
The Oxford Board of Aldermen discussed the possibility of expanding AirMedCare Network services to all citizens of Oxford…
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Samford hangs on to beat Ole Miss 75-73
OXFORD (AP) — Ques Glover scored 21 points and Samford survived blowing a 13-point second-half lead to defeat…
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Samford hangs on to beat Ole Miss 75-73
Ques Glover scored 21 points and Samford survived blowing a 13-point second-half lead to defeat Mississippi 75-73 on…
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Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity suspended from Ole Miss campus until 2025
The University Judicial Council has decided to suspend the Lambda Pi chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi, Incorporated from…
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Worcester County Sheriff’s Office welcomes Oxford native to department
Sheriff Evangelidis is proud to announce the graduation of 12 corrections officers from the 56th Basic Recruit Training Academy…
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